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Sunday, July 20, 2014

I decided to spend the 4th of July a bit differently than I
had in the past. It was one of the rare times where id did not see or
hear a single firework, did not hear our nation’s national anthem or the
“ohhh” and “ahhhs” of a multitude of
people as bright explosions of color occurred overhead. Instead I
arrived in Florissant with my best friend and his family members to
attend a rare ceremony. A woman by the name of Maile Lama, was going to
perform a traditional Healing and Divining Ceremony. Maile Lama is a
Shaman of Nepal and had never had a formal education but was instead
trained as a shaman since she was around eight years old. This woman was
not an outsider curious to learn shamanism after being raised in a
modern civilization, she was born into the culture and tradition she
practiced. As far a “pure” magician and seer, completely immersed in a
tradition this was as close as anyone could get and rare opportunity for
me. We arrived far up in the mountains in the early evening with
light rain coming down. After warm greetings and introductions from the
host and several other attendees, we made our way up to the top of a
hill where a large fire circle was built and places to sit. Maile Lama
sat next to her translator and another assistant awaiting the rest of
the gathering. The shaman woman who looked to be in her early 60’s or
late 50’s was introduced by the translator and the nights proceedings
were explained. Before long, Maile Lama began to drum and the drumming
lasted for quite a time. I kept my senses open to absorb everything I
could from senses, to opening my inner vision to see if I could catch
glimpses of her ancestors and helpers spirits as she called them to
joint eh circle. Before long the drumming had me in deep trance and I
lost track of time and what I was even doing. I saw wisps of light move
around the circle, the rains and the winds seemed to calm down and I
could feel the thrum of the ceremonial drum from the earth beneath me
and extend through my body. From what my sense were able to communicate
to my intellect, it seemed that the drumming and chanting formed a
perfect cord of frequency extending beyond time and distance to link
directly to her ancestors, spirits and god-forms who had helped them to
bring them into that space and time in no subtle way. The rhythm, the
words, the motions, the mind of the shaman all linked from, her to the
energies she contacted and desired to bring into that space. IT was a
language that the surrounding forests and rocks knew, it was a pattern
of energy agreeable and familiar yet unique. My instincts told me there
was no part of the ceremony simply for sensation or show. Each
ingredient seem to bring about the desired effects in the most
harmonious way possible.

The ceremony reached a climax where Maile
Lama, chanted and danced around the fire pit with very intentional
practiced movements. As soon as the drumming ceased the entire
atmosphere seemed to hum with the same harmonious frequency, ...as if a
sandbox, made with chaotic images and sculptures were shaken till all
that remained was uniform smooth, and an undisturbed level of sand.
Everyone seemed to mirror this same feeling as I came gently out of the
deep drumming trance and looked around. At some point in the midst of
the ceremony the shaman invited those in need or want of healing to come
forward, one at a time. For each individual healing she seemed to move
intrinsically to the correct spaces and the person responded in turn. IT
was very involved and intricate, taking several minutes to complete.
Her use of the ritual implements, drum, ash, incense, water, all
familiar in many respects and fascinating to me. Even though I didn’t
feel like I had any major health concerns at the time, I went up to
receive a healing nonetheless and experience what I could. Closing my
eyes and opening my senses I could feel the motions and touch of the
ritual daggers, drum and ash, all making my inner sight and senses
tingle and at some points I even got senses of vertigo as things seem to
realign within me. I felt “lighter” afterwards with a sense of peace
and very thankful for the entire experience. Offerings and prayers were
made to the fire before the final closing ceremonies and the entire
event wrapped up perfectly as the night deepened. All in all a very
interesting and worthwhile experience for me and I was grateful for the
opportunity.

About Me

I am a practicing occultist and grimoiric traditionalist who has been involved in traditional forms of Western ceremonial magic for over fourteen years. My passions center on closely reproducing experiments from the Solomonic magical texts and judging their effectiveness for myself. The approach I take to such undertakings is a serious immersion and integration of traditional forms of magical ritual and spirit communication. My aim is to recreate experiments from magical texts as closely as I am able before altering any content.
I practice on a continual basis and my comprehensions are always evolving. Beyond my traditional grimoric pursuits, I involve myself in a multitude of esoteric arts and methods to better understand spiritual phenomena which has occurred in my life since a young age.